The Jamaica Stock Exchange recorded gains following a rise in the volume and value of stocks traded compared to Thursday, resulting in the major indices of the Main Market, the Junior Market and the JSE USD Market rising. At the end of trading, the prices of 34 shares rose, 41 declined and 31 remained firm.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index increased 1,362.05 points to 331,131.39, the All Jamaican Composite Index gained 2,464.41 points to finish at 367,176.41, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,256.26 points to end at 320,622.66, the Junior Market Index increased 22.52 points to finish at 3,424.93 and the JSE USD Market Index popped 1.55 points to end at 204.49.
At the close of trading, 13,694,070 shares were exchanged in all three markets, up from 8,965,784 units on Thursday, with the value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $66.59 million, up from $35.71 million on the previous day and the JSE USD market closed with an exchange of 234,618 shares for US$22,007 compared to 1,092,929 units at US$65,621 on Thursday.
In Main Market activity, Transjamaican Highway led with 4.23 million shares, followed by Salada Foods with 1.55 million stock units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.27 million units.
In Junior Market trading, Dolla Financial led with 1.13 million shares, followed by Derrimon Trading with 240,730 stock units and One Great Studio with 221,986 units.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to value stocks, ended at 13.4 based on 2025-26 earnings and 16.1, based on 2024 historical earnings. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide regularly updated data to help in decision-making. The PE ratio chart covers all the ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons within a sector and the overall market. The earnings per share (EPS) and PE ratios are based on 2024 and 2025 actual or projected earnings, excluding any major one time income or expense.
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